ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 3, 2010 3:00 P.M. Douglas G. Kleweno E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Director Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga 706-546-2236 BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 27, 2010 was 26.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Net Cross State Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week year year year Ended 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 2008 2009 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Jan 23 33,154 31,567 95 27,226 25,792 95 +1172 +624 27,720 25,827 93 Jan 30 32,317 31,126 96 27,465 26,030 95 +1448 +936 28,258 26,391 93 Feb 6 32,527 31,757 98 27,459 25,843 94 +368 +592 27,161 25,908 95 Feb 13 32,711 31,630 97 27,581 25,826 94 +1277 +868 28,180 26,329 93 Feb 20 32,818 31,902 97 26,753 25,774 96 +795 +525 26,910 25,852 96 Feb 27 33,109 31,803 96 26,852 26,372 98 -43 +538 26,289 26,470 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,409 *29,666 *29,407 29,791 *30,090 30,059 AR : 23,757 24,040 *23,926 24,504 *24,333 24,761 DE : 3,010 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 FL : 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 GA : 31,567 31,126 31,757 31,630 31,902 31,803 KY : 7,758 7,848 *7,561 7,682 *7,502 7,508 LA : 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 MS : 18,727 19,031 *19,390 19,335 19,016 19,465 NC : 18,356 18,362 *18,767 18,632 18,864 18,763 OK : 6,835 6,634 *6,850 7,095 *7,003 6,935 PA : 3,570 3,330 3,168 *3,620 *3,693 3,510 SC : 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 TX : 14,862 15,744 15,877 15,662 16,141 15,804 VA : 6,155 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,519 *18,511 *18,805 *18,882 *19,016 19,558 : 19 State Total :*202,034 *202,305 *204,069 *205,755 *206,851 207,795 : Previous Year Total : 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,667 20,508 20,420 20,296 *20,884 20,557 AR : 21,535 21,191 19,920 20,798 *21,265 20,820 DE : 4,521 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 FL : 962 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 GA : 25,827 26,391 25,908 26,329 25,852 26,470 KY : 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 *6,149 6,077 LA : 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 MD : 6,008 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 4,389 MS : 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 NC : 14,936 *15,234 15,072 14,868 15,011 15,411 OK : 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 PA : 3,016 3,099 2,957 *2,932 *2,646 2,567 SC : 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 TX : 12,712 12,785 12,407 12,239 12,960 13,167 VA : 4,913 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,019 *15,593 *15,767 *16,095 *15,799 17,134 : 19 State Total :*166,113 *165,437 *163,268 *164,615 *165,813 167,344 : Previous Year Total : 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 97 99 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.